| Parents with home-schooled children struggling in | | | | most colleges, although there are some colleges |
| math sometimes ask what minimum level of | | | | without a math requirement. |
| math is necessary for high school graduation and | | | | There will always be time to fit in other math |
| college admission. | | | | classes, like consumer math, either before or |
| One parent asked me if Algebra I and Geometry | | | | after Algebra 2. This may help your child feel |
| was sufficient. She wanted to know whether | | | | more comfortable before moving on to the next |
| Consumer Math would be OK to take instead of | | | | level of math. |
| Algebra II for the last year of high school. Her | | | | For a child interested in starting an online business, |
| daughter was interested in starting an online | | | | you may want to point toward a business |
| business and felt she needed a consumer math | | | | degree, just to increase interest in college. Try to |
| class. Mom wondered how this would look to a | | | | encourage her interests in a home business so |
| college, especially when it seems like everyone | | | | that you can encourage her to develop the |
| else includes Algebra 2. | | | | talents she will need to run the business herself. |
| If your child wants to go to college, then Algebra | | | | Even home businesses have a LOT of math |
| 2 is very important. It's extremely helpful to take | | | | (believe me, I know!) and it will help her to have a |
| Algebra 2 before taking The SAT, to increase | | | | good understanding of math and communication |
| their score on that college admission test. Algebra | | | | skills that a business degree requires. |
| 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry are important to | | | | |